steadied start, held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, plugged on in 3rd
chased leader until over 1f out, ridden and weakened entering final furlong
went left start, raced keenly chasing leaders, ridden to challenge when hung left and wandered 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
last pair, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
mid-division, pushed along out wide 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led, travelling strongly 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
raced keenly chasing leaders, good headway near side of group over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish
slowly into stride, pushed along ion rear, headway chasing leaders 3f out, slightly hampered just over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division out wide, towards rear and struggling turning in, soon behind and struggling
JULIE JOHNSTON finally looks ready to take advantage of a tumbling mark having only lost out by a short-head at Musselburgh last week. Silk Tie has gone up 4lb for winning at Wolverhampton and is having a first run on Turf while Wisper is returning from a break. South Carolina is steadily improving but Bearwith has reverted to type since a second at Brighton in June and Girl From Ipanema hasn’t progressed as expected.
Melakaz (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Restless in stalls, mid-division, weakened 4f out, 7th of 9, 20 3/4l behind Greatgadian (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Luxy Lou (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Prominent, pushed along 2f out in third, one pace from 1f out, short of room inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Mabo (8-12) at Ffos Las 7f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Whatzupwithme 66-1 (9-1) Steadied start, raced keenly in rear, never a factor, last of 8, 13 1/2l behind Wink Of An Eye (9-7) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Bearwith 17-2 (9-3) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and one pace well over 1f out, 5th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Almost An Angel (9-7) at Chepstow 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Silk Tie 6-1 (9-9) Raced wide, pushed along in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, led towards finish, joined post, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Nagasaki Dream (9-7) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Julie Johnston 13-2 (8-13) Midfield, ridden to join leaders 2f out, led narrowly 1f out, headed on line, 2nd of 7, shd behind Donizetti (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Girl From Ipanema (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 20 1/2l behind Magical Dragon (9-9) at Salisbury 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Wisper (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and every chance when hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Sir Taweel (9-8) at Windsor 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Ruby Ribbons 125-1 (9-0) Towards rear, some headway under pressure 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Touchwood (9-5) at Nottingham 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
South Carolina (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, soon pressing leader, every chance until no extra in 4th inside final 100 yards, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Hellavapace (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Aug.